Financial Controller

Pegasus is seeking an experienced, hands-on Controller to lead the company's accounting and financial operations. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Controller will serve as the senior accounting leader and have responsibility for financial reporting, general ledger accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable and billing, payroll, cash management, banking, retirement plan administration, union payment processing, audit coordination, and internal controls.

This is a working Controller position. The successful candidate will be comfortable leading and developing a team while also working directly in the details when needed—reviewing reconciliations, investigating discrepancies, improving processes, supporting payroll and close activities, and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of the company's financial information.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical accounting knowledge with an operational mindset and understands the importance of timely, accurate information in a labor-intensive service organization.

• Lead the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial close processes.
• Maintain the general ledger and ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records.
• Review and approve journal entries, account reconciliations, accruals, prepaid expenses, fixed assets, intercompany transactions, and other accounting schedules.
• Ensure balance sheet accounts are reconciled and reviewed each month.
• Maintain the chart of accounts and appropriate accounting policies and procedures.
• Prepare timely and accurate monthly financial statements and management reporting.
• Maintain an effective close calendar with clearly defined responsibilities and deadlines.
• Research and resolve accounting discrepancies and unusual transactions.

• Oversee customer billing, accounts receivable, cash application, collections, credits, and write-offs.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging and collection activity.
• Ensure new contracts, customer changes, wage increases, scope changes, price adjustments, and contractual pass-through items are accurately reflected in customer billing.
• Maintain controls designed to identify and prevent missed or under-billing.
• Partner with Operations and Sales to ensure customer setup, pricing, contract modifications, and billing changes are communicated and implemented accurately and timely.
• Periodically reconcile contractual billing requirements to amounts invoiced to customers.

• Oversee vendor invoice processing, approvals, coding, payment runs, vendor maintenance, and annual 1099 reporting.
• Maintain appropriate segregation of duties and payment authorization controls.
• Manage payment timing in coordination with company cash requirements.
• Ensure vendor accounts and AP-related balance sheet accounts are appropriately reconciled.

• Oversee payroll processing for Mira Mar Management, Pegasus Building Services, and Paragon Building Maintenance.
• Ensure payroll is processed accurately and timely and appropriately reflected in the general ledger.
• Review payroll reconciliations, payroll liabilities, and payroll-related journal entries.
• Coordinate with Human Resources and Operations regarding employee and payroll changes.
• Oversee payroll taxes, garnishments, deductions, benefits deductions, and other payroll obligations.
• Maintain appropriate payroll review, approval, and internal control procedures.

• Oversee union payment processing and reconciliation.
• Manage required imports into Win Team and files transmitted to DHR.
• Validate union hours, rates, classifications, deductions, and payment amounts.
• Reconcile union-related general ledger liabilities to amounts paid.
• Coordinate responses to union audits and other information…